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Croatian directpr Nebojsa Slijepcevic delivers a speech after he was awarded with the Short Film Prize for the film "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent" during the Closing Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)
During the Award Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes, the short film and La Cinef Jury – presided by Lubna Azabal – presented its winners’ list among the 11...
Selected from 4 420 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition, coming from 10 countries : Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Kosovo, Lithuania, Portugal and the United...
The Focus COPRO’ highlights talented filmmakers in the presentation of their first feature film projects to key decision-makers & industry platforms within the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.  This year again,...
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The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Lubna Azabal and comprised of Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić has awarded the 2024 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel...
La Cinef - Programme 4 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
The Focus SCRIPT aims to strengthen the bonds with Visual Arts & Film Schools and European Producers participating in the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.  Through this program we highlight short...
La Cinef - Programme 3 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
La Cinef - Programme 2 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
The Focus WiP highlights short film projects in production or post-production by presenting them to key short film industry decision-makers: distributors, programmers, institutions, producers and buyers. 
La Cinef - Programme 1 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
Directors' Talks & Masterclass 2024
Discussions about the creative process, artistic vision and interweaving between fiction and reality.  With the Masterclass, we will dive into ROMA’s universe, a film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. A wonderful...
Focus COPRO' 2024
The Focus COPRO’ creates synergies between the main decision-makers attending the Marché du Film and renowned short film talents part of the Festival de Cannes and the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry. This...
The SFC | Rendez-vous Industry would like to extend its warmest thanks to the professionals who support our Creative Programs project–holders.  
Caméra d'or 2023 | Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP © LOIC VENANCE / AFP
With just a few days to go before the opening of the 77th Festival de Cannes, let’s take a look at the films in the running for the 2024 Caméra...
3 Days in Cannes participants, ready to experience your moment of glory? For the very first time this year, the Festival de Cannes is offering you the chance to get...
A moment of exchange between professionals – the opportunity to pitch your film and your future projects to international decision-makers.  The Breakfasts are an unmissable event to develop your network. 
Pitch Training and Feedback on short films are part of the Workshops’ program this year. Discover the participating decision-makers!  
Experts and thematics are unveiled!  Individual meetings held around various key topics of the short film industry and the development of first feature film projects. Within 20-minutes sessions, decision-makers share...
Le Petit Nicolas (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
Two animated films will be on the program for young (and not so young) audiences at Cannes 2024: SAUVAGES Claude Barras ANGELO, DANS LA FORÊT MYSTÉRIEUSE Vincent Paronnaud and Alexis...
Every year, Focus WiP (Work in Progress) presents short films in production or post-production to the major players in the industry – distributors, programmers, institutions, support funds, producers and buyers. ...
Lubna Azabal © Dominique Charriau, Paolo Moretti © Angèle Marignac-Serra ECAL, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar @ Guy Ferrandis, Claudine Nougaret © Raymond Depardon, Vladimir Perišić © Philippe Lebruman
Flanked by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Claudine Nougaret, Paolo Moretti et Vladimir Perišić, the Belgian actress Lubna Azabal will award the Short Film Palme d’or and the 3 La Cinef prizes, the...